Legal Opinion
Beckman Instruments, Inc. v. Chemtronics, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided June 7, 1971No. Civ. A. 3633PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND JUDGMENT
GUINN, District Judge.
Statement of the Case
This case began as an action for infringement of Clark patent 2,913,386 in which defendants denied infringement, challenged the validity and title of the Clark patent, and counterclaimed for treble damages under the Sherman Act. After trial this Court filed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law and entered its Judgment, holding the Clark patent valid but not infringed and dismissing defendants’ counterclaims.
The Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (439 F.2d 1369) reversed the holding that the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Beckman Instruments, Inc., and Leland C. Clark, Jr., Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross v. Chemtronics, Inc. And J. Ryan Neville, Defendants-Appellees-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corp. v. Tatnall Measuring Systems Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1958
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